Anyone Home?

Anyone home? (photo by Kate St. John)
Hole in a sugar maple in Schenley Park (photo by Kate St. John)

When I see a hole like this I wonder if an animal is inside.

In the winter it could be sheltering chickadees or tufted titmice.  If it’s big enough it may hold a squirrel … or something even better.

When you’re in the woods on a cold sunny afternoon, look for tree holes.  You might see an owl peeking out of one.

Anyone home?

 

(photo by Kate St. John)

2 thoughts on “Anyone Home?

  1. Maybe a Pileated Woodpecker too. Remember at the old place, watched a squirrel get a huge surprise when a Pileated was inside and fought for the hole and won….then in the later years, a screech owl used it and last was a pair of Wood Ducks….so thanks to the Pileated WP, many animals used this hole…

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